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A metro station is closed during a 24-hour strike held by metro, tram and urban railway unions in Athens, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Workers at Athens metro, tram and urban railway system have walked off the job, striking to protest salary cuts that are part of harsh austerity measures the country is taking to get its hands on bailout cash it needs to avoid bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A metro station is closed during a 24-hour strike held by metro, tram and urban railway unions in Athens, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Workers at Athens metro, tram and urban railway system have walked off the job, striking to protest salary cuts that are part of harsh austerity measures the country is taking to get its hands on bailout cash it needs to avoid bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)